How to find your wireless network password – if you forgot it
Today almost all devices: Windows or Mac PC’s have built-in Wi-Fi that you can use to connect to a wireless network. If you don’t know your wireless network password, use the info below to find it.
- How Do I Find My Internet Password or How Do I Find My Network Password on Windows 8.
- How to Figure Out Wifi Password.
- What is My Wireless Password.
Find your password on a Windows PC – How to find your wireless network password
If you have a computer running Windows that is connected to your wireless network, you can find the password by doing the following:
Windows 8.1: Find your forgot windows 8 wifi password
Do you forgot windows 8 wifi password Just follow the steps to See it.
| Step 1: | In the first step Just Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and tap Settings (if you are using a touchscreen PC or Laptop). (But If you’re using a mouse, Just Go to the lower-right corner or upper right corner of the screen, you will see a tab appearing from the right end of the screen, now move the mouse pointer up, and then click Settings.) |
| Step 2: | Now Tap or click the network icon ( or  ) for the network you want to connect to, and then tap or click Connect. |
| Step 3: | Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and move the mouse pointer up, you will see a Search tab just search for the below given word. |
| Step 4: | Now In the search box, enter view network connections, and in the search results tap or click View network connections. |
| Step 5: | In the Network Connections window, press and hold or right-click the network name, and then tap or click Status. |
| Step 6: | Tap or click the Wireless Properties button. |
| Step 7: | Tap or click the Security tab, and tap or click the Show characters check box. |
| Step 8: | The password for the wireless network is displayed in the Network security key field. |
Also see[hide]
- 1 Also see: – How to create a wireless network without a router
- 2 Command prompt method compatibility with different Windows versions:-
- 3 Step 1 – Creating a Wi-Fi hotspot using CMD (command prompt)
Windows 8: Find your forgot windows 8.1 wifi password
| Step 1: | From the Start screen, swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and then tap Settings. (If you’re using a mouse, point to the upper-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer down, and then click Settings.) |
| Step 2: | Tap or click the wireless network icon . |
| Step 3: | Tap and hold or right click on a wireless network name, and then choose View connection properties. |
| Step 4: | Select Show characters to see the wireless network password. |
Windows 7: Find your forgot windows 7 wifi password
Find your forgot windows 7 wifi password using below steps
| Step 1: | Click the wireless network icon on the taskbar (lower-right corner). |
| Step 2: | Right-click your wireless network name, and then select Properties. |
| Step 3: | Select Show characters to see the wireless network password. |
Find your password on your hardware
Some wireless router manufacturers set a default security key or password which may be on the bottom of your router or in the router’s documentation. Look for the following terms:
- Security Key
- Wireless Key
- WPA Key
- WPA2 Key
- WEP Key